1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 180 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.3 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.84, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.4 Subd. 2.
Scope. Notwithstanding sections
12.03, subdivision 4,
12.25, or any
1.5other law to the contrary, no individual employed or acting as an agent of any political
1.6subdivision shall be authorized to carry a firearm when on duty unless the individual has
1.7been licensed under sections
626.84 to
626.863 or is employed as a jailer by a sheriff's
1.8office. Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring licensure of a security guard as that
1.9term is defined in section
626.88, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.863, is amended to read:
1.11626.863 UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE.
1.12(a) A person who is not a peace officer or part-time peace officer is guilty of a
1.13misdemeanor if the person: (1) makes a representation of being a peace officer or part-time
1.14peace officer, or (2) performs or attempts to perform an act, duty, or responsibility reserved
1.15by law for licensed peace officers and part-time peace officers.
1.16(b)
A peace officer who authorizes or knowingly allows a person to violate paragraph
1.17(a) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
1.18(c) The board shall designate the appropriate law enforcement agency to investigate
1.19violations of this section. The attorney general shall prosecute violations of this section.
1.20(d) A person who violates this section and who has previously been convicted of a
1.21violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
1.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to crimes
1.23committed on or after that date."
1.24Delete the title and insert:
2.1relating to public safety; permitting jailers to carry firearms; making it a crime for
2.2a peace officer to authorize or knowingly allow another to engage in unauthorized
2.3law enforcement practices;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 626.84,
2.4subdivision 2; 626.863."